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Sony Hires Scandal Crisis Expert
After an uproar over information in emails stolen and leaked by hackers allegedly working for North Korea, Sony has hired crisis consultant Judy Smith, according to the Hollywood Reporter, citing a report at TMZ. Smith is the real-life inspiration for Kerry Washington’s popular character Olivia Pope in the ABC TV series Scandal. The report says…
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Stop Hating: 3 Reasons Why Standing in Line for Jordans Makes Sense
The Air Jordans pictured above are being rereleased Saturday. That may mean nothing to you, but to hordes of young men and women who slept outside for the opportunity to win the golden ticket—à la Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory—to purchase them, it means the world. There is a running narrative that lines up…
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Whoopi Goldberg Doesn’t Think It’s Racist to Mistake Obama for a Valet
As it turns out, The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg doesn’t think it’s racist that President Barack Obama has been mistaken for a waiter and a valet, or that his wife, Michelle, has been solicited for help by a Target customer. It’s not racism that causes these assumptions but ignorance, she insists: “You guys need to…
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32-Year-Old Woman Involved With Hanged NC Teen Believes He Was Murdered
Michelle Brimhall, the 32-year-old mother of three who was in a relationship with hanged black North Carolina teen Lennon Lacy, broke her silence in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, saying that she believes Lennon was killed because of their interracial relationship. Brimhall—who, in the immediate aftermath of Lennon’s August death, fled the small,…
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Illinois Woman Wants to Trademark ‘I Can’t Breathe’ for Clothing
One Illinois woman is hoping to get the trademark to the dying words of New York City’s Eric Garner to use them for commercial purposes in one incredibly classy move, the Smoking Gun reports. Catherine Crump of Waukegan, Ill., wants to use “I can’t breathe,” the now-popular rallying cry against police brutality, for use on…
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Brandon Tate-Brown’s Mother Says ‘There Was No Excuse’ for Philly Police to Shoot Her Son in the Back of His Head
Brandon Tate-Brown, 26, was just trying to make it home in the early-morning hours of Dec. 15 when police officers pulled him over for allegedly driving without his headlights in Philadelphia’s Mayfair district. By the end of that encounter, Tate-Brown would be dead—a bullet piercing the back of his head—and his mother, Tanya Brown, would…
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‘After Everything That’s Happened’: NYPD Plainclothes Officer Punches Boy, 12
With the country still on its heels from the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the hands of white police officers, video has surfaced of a reportedly 12-year-old boy being punched by a New York City Police Department plainclothes officer as three uniformed cops attempt to arrest him, the New York Daily News reports.…
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Treasury Department Wants More Contract Bids from Black and Hispanic Business Owners
The U.S. Department of Treasury does about $7 billion worth of business with outside contractors every year, and they recently released an online publication that encourages and educates African American, Hispanic, small and female business owners on how they can get in on the action and pitch their services to the Treasury Department as well.…
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My Boyfriend Hates How Much Time I Spend Doing a Job That I Love
My boyfriend of four years nags me about the same thing: my work schedule. I work long, sometimes outrageous hours, but I love my job. He can’t get past it and sometimes argues with me via phone when I work late, other times in my office (door closed). Other than this, our relationship is fine.…
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DOJ to Sue NYC Over Alleged Civil Rights Violations on Rikers Island
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced its intentions to sue New York City for alleged civil rights violations of teenage inmates in Rikers Island jail, the New York Post reports. According to the news site, the DOJ has expressed dissatisfaction with attempts by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration to speed up…